Police Gold Medal Essay Competition
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X3200500420 |
| Date | 01 October 1932 |
| Published date | 01 October 1932 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
Police Gold Medal Essay Competition
THE list of Awards
and
Commendations for
the
1931 Competition was given
in
our
July
number.
By an
unfortunate
error
the following
name
was
omitted
from
the
list of those whose essays
were'
commended.'
Detective Officer A.
MORRIS,
Leeds
City
Police.
RULES
FOR
THE
1932
COMPETITION
I.
The
Competition shall be held annually
and
shall be
open
to serving
members
of regular Police Forces
within
the
Empire
or
mandated
territories.
Any
question
as
to
the
eligibility of any
competitor
shall be
determined
by
the
Council.
2.
His
Majesty's
Gold
Medal
and
a cash prize (of 30 guineas) will be awarded
for
the
essay which is adjudged to be
the
best,
provided
it is considered of sufficient
merit,
and
second
and
third
prizes (of 20 guineas
and
10 guineas respectively) will be
awarded
under
the
same conditions for
the
essays adjudged to be
next
in
order
of
merit.
3. (a) Essays
must
be
the
original work of
the
competitor.
(b) Essays
must
not
be less
than
7,000 or
more
than
II
,000 words in
length,
and
must
be typewritten
and
submitted
in triplicate.
(c)
Where
areference is
made
to any
published
work
the
title
must
be
quoted
in a footnote.
4. Essays
must
be
submitted
anonymously.
Each
essay
must
be accompanied
by a sealed envelope bearing on
the
outside anom de plume or a
motto,
and
containing
the
competitor's
name
and
address.
5.
The
Council may at
their
discretion
appoint
such
persons as
they
think
fit to
act as Referees or
Judges
of
the
Essays
under
such
conditions as
they
may prescribe.
6.
The
award
of
the
Council shall be
made
public
in
such
manner
as
the
Council
shall
think
fit,
and
any essays
submitted
for
the
Competition
and
adjudged of sufficient
merit
may
be published by
the
Council in The PoliceJournal or otherwise.
SUBJECT
OF
THE
ESSAY
FOR
1932.
Mechanization as an
Aid
to Police Duties.
Essays
must
be
submitted
on or before
the
30th
November,
1932,
to-
THE
SECRETARY
TO
THE
COUNCIL
OF
THE
POLICE
GOLD
MEDAL
EsSAY
COMPETITION,
HOME
OFFICE,
WHITEHALL,
LONDON,
S.W.
I.
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